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Provincial Court Land Records, 1731-1737
Volume 698, Page 58   View pdf image
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                                        (58)

x.d      The Hon.ble Edward Carteret and Edward
       Harrison Esq.rs His Majesties Post Master
       General of all His Majesties Dominions
       In Europe Africa and America

             To all whom these Presents shall come Greeting
       Know yee that we the said Edward Carteret and Edward
       Harrison reposeing Especial Trust and Confidence in the
       Honourable Colonel Alexander Spotswood of Chelsea in the
       County of Middlesex and having received good Testimony of
       his Fidelity and Loyalty to his Majesty of his Ability
       and sufficiency to mannage and better regulate the
       Posts in America and of this inclination and Capacity
       to improve and advance his Majesties Revenue therein
       Do by these presents nominate Depute Constitue authorise
       and appoint him the said Alexander Spotswood to be our sole
       and only ^deputy^ Post Master General of all his Majesties Provinces
       and Dominions in North America and the West Indies and
       all other his Majesties Dominions and Territories in America
       To Have Hold Excercise and Enjoy the sid office with all
       Powers Priviledges Proffitts Advantages and Authorities
       thereunto belonging unto the said Alexander Spotswood
       from the Twenty fourth day of June next Anno Domini 1730
       for and During the full Term of Ten Years or so Long as he
       shall well Demean himselfe in the same And we do hereby
       strictly require all Officers and Others imployed in or about
       the posts already settled or to be settled in any part of
       His Majesty.s said Dominions and Provinces in America
       or in relation to the Revenue ariseing by the port of
       Letters there from time to time to give an account of their
       Doings and Transactions therein tot he said Alexander Spotswood
       and to Observe and Obey his Orders Directions & Instructions
       in relation to their Respective Officers Trusts & Employments
       And the Better to Enable the said Alexander Spotswood to Execute
       the Office and Trust reposed in him We Do hereby Deligate
       unto him all our power and authority to appoint sufficient
       Deputies Officers and Agents under him for the better mannaging
       and Ordering the posts in America And for the Collecting
       and improving the Revenue ariseing thereby Granting
       him full and sufficient power and authority so farr as by
       Law we can to suspend or Remove such Deputy or Deputies
       and all and every other person or persons whatsoever
       imployed or to be imployed in the Management of the
       said posts or in the Collection of the said Revenue who
       shall be Guilty of any neglect mismanagement or

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